“There is every indication that the period ahead will be an innovative one, one of rapid change in technology , society , economy , and institutions .” TechnologyEconomyPeriodsInstitutionsRapidsInnovativeIndicationRapid Change Book:People and Performance Source: People and Performance
“No major institution in the US has so poor a record of performance over so long a period as the Federal Reserve, yet so high a public reputation.” LongPoorRecordsPeriodsMajorsPerformancesInstitutionsReputationReservesFederal Reserve Author:Milton Friedman
“When the basic structure of society is publicly known to satisfy its principles for an extended period of time, those subject to these arrangements tend to develop a desire to act in accordance with these principles and to do their part in institutions which exemplify them” DesireKnownPrinciplesSubjectsPeriodsInstitutionsStructureArrangements Book:A Theory of Justice Source: A Theory of Justice
“Our institutions, if they do not erode entirely, can survive periods of decadence brought on by our material success, eras when the whole notion of civic militarism seems bothersome, and in which free speech is used to focus on our own imperfections without concern for the ghastly nature of our enemies.” IfsWholeSeemsUsedEnemyFocusMaterialsPeriodsSpeechConcernInstitutionsNotionErasImperfectionFree SpeechCivicsDecadenceMilitarismGhastlyErode Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“As for the South, it is enough to say that perhaps eighty per cent. of her armies were neither slave-holders, nor had the remotest interest in the institution. No other proof, however, is needed than the undeniable fact that at any period of the war from its beginning to near its close the South could have saved slavery by simply laying down its arms and returning to the Union.” WarEnoughFactsInterestArmsNeededPeriodsArmyInstitutionsSlaveryUnionsSlaveSouthProofSavedCentsEightyLaying Down Book:Reminiscences of the Civil War Source: Reminiscences of the Civil War
“I am a person of faith, so I come from a community that's involved in 360,000 churches across the country, that is an institution that could, in a relatively short period of time, provide hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of positive male role models.” IfsPersonsCountryCommunityChurchRolesMillionsInvolvedPeriodsModelsInstitutionsMalesRole ModelsMale Role Models Author:Donald Miller